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I asked you about the Army or a IPSC in purpose, there you could learn that if you completely strech your hands and keep a pistol (and your hands are a bit bent): Fatigue will come faster, you will start trembling quicker, you can not have strong grip and someone can snatch your weapon very easy, you can not make quick turns and adjustments, you can not absorb much recoil...all you can is to have a fancy stance for photos. As a Civilian if you hold a glass of water with compleately streched hands and try to walk or move left-right what will happen? You will spill it much easier than if your hands are a bit bent. When your hands are closer to your torso you have more control of what you are doing. My point is: when you hold a smaller diameter, robust, with thumb rests steering wheel your hands are closer to your ribs which means you can control your moves better, you can ''feel'' compleately of what you are doing, no jerky movements, no trembling, more precission movements, far better handling when the rpm go higher. Stock Felicia steering wheel is clumsy, slippery, non proper for sport driving, brings more vibrations and gets you tired much earlier so there was no reason to keep it. PS: I have changed the factory pedals too, should i kept the small plastic that it had?

You already have seen the 2, the last one have it about 5-6 years and looks extremely good. The previous yes was a cheap one, bought it in a hurry and i did't want to repair the external surface after some years because i wanted to buy this https://www.ebay.com/itm/335021559645 https://mycar.gr/product/timoni-kobra-320mm-triaktino-mafro-luisi/ is what i have, is 320mm and i bough it in purpose smaller that the usual which are 350mm. By the way should i have kept the crappy factory plastic gear knob? Would be more ''original look'' the interior huh? I have change it 2 times with a chrome one, much betetr looking, more practical, non slippery and very helpful in sport driving style.

I read every post, i pay attention and reply step by step with details. Looks ''factory'' to me. http://zrcadlo.net/obrazky/clanky/2016-08/velky/ne3-2308201611133114716.jpg http://zrcadlo.net/obrazky/clanky/2016-08/velky/ne1-2308201611132524406.jpg The original steering wheel save them?

Felicia's factory steering wheel is proper for grandpa-grandma driving, neither a taxi drives in a City would like it. If you notice the @Thefeliciahacker it's ruined from use and looks ''gypsy'' as we say here in Greece. Very bad looking, personally i deny to touch a steering wheel like this.

Alfa Romeo No ''barrel rim'' steering wheels, robust with thumb rest position. Alfa Romeo 2003-2010 https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/doncaster-image-drive/Part/2022/November/c816e968-3a79-47fd-b5b6-f47a08871227_14980689.jpg Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione https://www.williamloughran.co.uk//media/3386/alfa-romeo-8c-1481-12.jpg?mode=crop&center=,&width=500&height=330 Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce 2018 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Alfa_Romeo_Giulia_Veloce_2018_Steering_Wheel.jpg Alfa Romeo 4C https://scontent-prg1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/131745316_3607895202627825_3942031051430896655_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg Alfa Romeo Giulieta QV https://images.platforum.cloud/uploads/20181114/95a25dcf65faa247e02a256050d422c3.jpg Should i continue?

As for the record: a plastic grip in a gun is lighter, allows you to make corrections, stands in human sweat better, scrach resistance and repairable if needed. A wooden grip is heavier, does not allow you to make fast corrections, needs varnish or will absorb water-human sweat, scrtaches easily, costs more and can not repaired. _______________________________________ A steering wheel like a barrel rim https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/aJ0AAOSw4xBiOggq/s-l1200.jpg is tough in feeling, slippery, you can not know immediately if you are 9 to 3 or 10 to 2 or 10 to 3 (that's why in WRC have in the middle a yellow mark), brings vibrations and fatigue in long use (traveling). A Sport steering wheel is more robust in feeling, has thumb rests and grooves so anytime (even with closed eyes) you know where your hands are, better handling and more comfortable. Yes you turn from lock to lock the barrel rim steering wheel faster but it's difficult to make precission moves in fast driving, has more trembling, in a panic move you make things much worst, you can not now immediately where your hands are. In a Sport steering wheel you can drive in Mountain roads much faster, you can make precission moves, no trembling and from 9 to 3 you can go to 10 to 2 in a fraction of a second and vice versa plus looks much better.

Nothing similar, shape-thumb position-thickness-diameter-weight are different. You feel "safe" with the factory steering wheel (no airbag) and "unsafe" with an aftermarket? In case of a crash the factory will absorb the momentum of your head? @Thefeliciahacker how many times in Mountain roads you turn lock to lock and fast?

@Papez have you served in the Army or have you pistol training? It has to do with the grip. The @Thefeliciahacker has not served and does not want to, i know the excuse that he used so for sure does not know.

Here is how it looks today, not good photos but you can take an idea. Something must be done with a led light as background in that switch.

Let me remind you that has Alcantara on it and the driver wears grippy gloves. On the other hand take a look a Felicia WRC https://www.racedandrallied.com/sites/default/files/styles/large_watermarked_1920_/public/classified-images/1715964493/p5040317.jpg.webp?itok=eEAQZ-0g another one and another Each one decides what is best for him, what suits to his style. Even my father's factory Almera has the same ''sport style'' as my after market. I use after market steering wheels for about 22 years, all of them the same style which means i have decide that the hard plastic factory does not suit to my needs and these after market help me no matter if i am in Mountain roads or Highway. WHY should i change this and must suffer every time i drive my car? WHY?

NO. If you check the latest 20 years steering wheels have different shape and we are talking for small cars and of course supercars which can exceed 300+ Km speed. Pay attention that they have thumb rest position, they are not thin and oriented for better handling in turns. Here are few examples: Ford Ka KIA Picanto https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/G-cAAOSwZjxfUuex/s-l1600.webp Nissan Micra https://micra-forum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4690&d=1526333232 If you want a thin round steering wheel oriented to visibility here are few examples:

I have 3 coolant sensors with yellow ring, the 2 tested in the road and proved ****, with both of them i had higher coolant temperatures. Here is the 3rd, take a look, no marks on it, would you trust this garbage? Install a Blue with indications-part code on it and you will be fine.

The previous owner removed the lambda? installed an aftermarket exhaust with no lambda sensor hole? Even so how he drove that car so long? How it pas the MOt and what kind of performance had all these years? Nevertheless go to a well-known exhaust repair shop, they have the tools (drill, pipe tap etc) for this task, an example: https://akritidis-tools.gr/ergalia-esthitira-lanbda/718-kolaouzo-esthitira-lambda-4048769003456.html Pay attention for the parts code and buy the original.

Skoda accessories catalogue MOMO Sport steering wheel FBA 064 004 https://www.autohificlub.cz/forum/11-bazar-ostatni/1650573-p-kozeny-volant-momo

This is circus, not a proper steering wheel. I drove the Favorite Pickup in 1993-4 https://cdn.skoda-storyboard.com/2020/07/2_Favorit.jpg For sure @Thefeliciahacker would like that factory steering wheel.

150.000 was a base salary and 170.000 drachmas was a good salary back in 1999 which Felicia owner had the ability to give 80.000 for a Momo steering wheel?

Except the switch for the light (left) he made some modifications to the other switches (right side). Too much work and you have to know 100% what are you doing and how to fix it in case that something will go wrong after a while. I think is this https://autopecas.norsider.pt/en/en-instrument-cluster-volkswagen-polo-from-1994-1995-1996-1997-1998-1999-2000-5n0949860r-236443 Volkswagen Polo from 1994 to 2000

Beware the code in lambda sensor, double check. Trust the original. https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/503246-confusion-with-bosch-lambda-sensors/ https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/503246-confusion-with-bosch-lambda-sensors/?do=findComment&comment=5651422

Something alternative from a @Papez post, gauge cluster from Polo 6N2.

Here in GR they sold it back then as one of the extras, was in the Sport section together with suspensions, muffler etc. If i remember correct the price was about 80.000 drachmas or 235 € today.

You could clean it with a special spray for this task. It's an extremely crucial part and an after-market isn't the best choice.

F= Lambda Probe wiring plug https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/99891-felicia-engine-bay-sensorcomponent-locations/?do=findComment&comment=1234055 Lambda probe 6U0906265C https://webautocats.com/etka/skoda/fel/101/906000/ https://webautocats.com/etka/skoda/fel/101/253700/

So no Sprint filter. ______________________ It's the 3rd aftermarket wheel that i have, i have use to them all these years and i never liked the factory one. This is 320mm which means a little bit tougher to handle but it helps me a lot in the turns, has positions for thumbs and is not slippery. Those 2 grooves in ''10 to 2'' position are very helpful, sometimes in the highway i rest my middle fingers on them. I can reach normaly the two levers as in the factory, take a look the original is not flat, that after market cone is just to cover the space and i bought it many years ago ''for Felicia''. I don't push the horn often so the centre button is OK plus you can install another badge so it looks ''cool''.

A bit ugly, not good for Sport driving, slippery, horn button with slack-squeek noise. Proper only for hitting it (nervous) in the centre in very tough traffic situations.

The majority of body repaires use Bondo because they don't want to remove the panel or pull thwe door out (save time). 300 euros are ''killing me'' and it's not the first time.